San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-07-15
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Written for the LIdHT.

NoYEs PoINT, Westerly, II. l., July 10.
"A hammock and a shady piaZzs, sep
Arated from the Atlantic ocean by the
greenest OF meadows, daisy-dotted, and
fragrant with wild roses TO the very
brink; a sky so blue and repOsGful that
one feels as II the hAbitatiOn OF the
angels was surely there; no sound but
the song Of robin red-breast, with the
occasional refrain OF bob White" and
the beating of the breakers against the
rock bound coast" Just here under
these heavenly conditions Ia your or
respondent. The noise and hustle and
heat Of the city are as IL they had never
been, and were It not for daily papers
ard the frequent ring and "bello" OF the
telephone. one might forget not only
ones duty In the world, but every thing
that was sad and disagreeable IA we'll.
But the poverty and sickness OF our
great cities, the dying little ones to
whom n breath OF this pure ocean air
would indeed be "the breath Of life"
the heartaohe ana exhaustion of the
poor mothers furnishes that great other
side Of shadow which has modified every
Joy ever since the world was made.
This summer paradise which | have
been describing forms the the extreme
southern point OF the little state Of
Rhode Island. Ii is five miles from
Watch Hills, which famous watering
place can be reached by walk or drive
upon beach as firm as 4 marble floor,
and banked by green.capped sand hills.
Another favOrits drive to this point Ia
through pleasant country roads, past
fertile farms and lonely meadows, with
glimpses Of white sails and blue sea all
along the route. SO clear is the atmos-
phere today that the Long Island coast,
20 miles or more away, is distinctly
visible, and the great hotels Of Block
Island. away to the eastward, seem just
at hand. The lights OF Watch Hill,
Block Island. Montank and Point judith
can all be seen at night from this place,
making sweep OF sea and coast rs rare
as IL Is beautiful. The fortunate owner
% Weekspaug, which is the eastern
portion OF NOyes Point, Is Mr.. John A.
Taylor, formerly corporation counsel OF
the city OF Brooklyn. Mr.. Taylor held
this office at the same time Seth Low
was mayOr-twO American gentlemen
whose names will be inseparably con-
nected with the history Of that city. Mr..
Taylor spends his summers at the
"Hussacks," farm house over
one hundred years old, with
WIDE fire places, in which his
heart delight. and great rooms with low
ceilings and heavy beams. The piazza
Of "the HussoCk" overlOOks lawn at
the foot OF which the yacht Bessie"
and the children's row boats are moOred.
This is QuOncOntang pond separated
from the ocean only by a narrow strip
OF green meadow. IL part of the
"Hussack" and extending TO the ocean,
are the broad acres upon which their
owner proposes to erect country homes
that shall be worthy the name, and an
ornament to the spot for which nature
has done so much. The right sort OF
building lots are all ready for the right
sort Of families those who wasn't neat,
healthful, quiet and at the same time
refined and elegant abiding places. 1t Is
not necessary that man shall be n
millionaire to find favor here nor that he
shall put up expensive villas, though
there Is no place in the new or the Old
world more worthy the finest ARCHITECT
tHre, and all that human skill and
taste can furnish than this sea
juttlng point of beautiful Rhode Island.
There is sport for the sportsman here,
there are fish of every name for dlsGi-
pies OF Ike Walton, pickerel and trout as
well as black fish and seR-bass.
love il, and wooded hills and valleys
and wild flowers OF every variety.
Malaria was never known at this point,
and when imported here, proves bur a
short lived misery. Strangely enough,
our best phyEIPiaEs recommend this
spot for throat and lung affections for
some OF their patients instead OF the
mountains, and they invariably i'm
prove. The eyenness Of the tempera-
iure-it is never hot here-has much TO
do with the he8lthfulness of the place.
There is one small family hotel mere
The Chapman hOuse-wnich commands
al exqisite view Of land and sea. and is
presided over by the COsiest and most
Obliging OF hOstesses, who can cook
like your faYOrite grandmother If
cooks leave or are Incompetent. and al
ways gives her guests all the liberty for
which that ancient dame was famous.
Mrs. NJ. + Butts, the author of The
Little Fence of Trust" which has had
such unprecedent popularity, and other
poems equally beautiful, ia at this house
This lady's childrens' books have been
very successful and she is now engaged
on another. The Quaker city is well
represented here. the witty and talented
Mrs. Armstrong OF that place being the
life OF the party. Come and see all these
beauties for yourself, and somewhere
probably swung high In 8 hammock. or
with her back against a rock, gazing at
the sea, or picking DlaCk-hsh bones, you
will find, yours truly,
ELEANOR KIRK.